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BIO:
So, what do a van, a priest, and Queen have in common?
They all added up to one momentous night that lead to the
birth of Boston based indie-pop-shoegazers, THE HUSH NOW.
It was a dark and stormy night in Los Angeles when Noel
Kelly found himself careening down a windy road trying to
drive stick shift with a broken wrist. Unable to make the
turn in time, he came to with a flagpole shooting through
the windshield, Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" on the radio,
and one angry priest (due to one large dent in the side of
his church) peering down at him. With this near-death /
bone-shattering experience, Noel packed up and moved to
Portland. It was there he began writing what we now know
to be THE HUSH NOW’s debut self-titled album.
Noel eventually landed in Boston, where he teamed up with
Mike DiMinno, an elementary school teacher and full scale
battle re-enactor. He also happens to be a session quality
bass player with a dulcet voice and an amazing knack for
etching stunning background vocals. Barry Marino (Often
Airborne, This Car Up, and Rock & Roll Camp Counselor)
joined in on Drums. Kurt Shneider is Barry's roommate and
bandmate. He is an audio engineer by trade (from Berklee).
The last piece of the puzzle was Sir David Newton of the
Mighty Lemon Drops. "I had worked with Dave in the past
with Cerulean and knew that I didn't want to work with
anybody else on my first solo project" says Noel. "He was
cool enough to humor me and so we all flew out to Los
Angeles nearly two full years to the date of my accident
to record the first Hush Now album and hence the genesis
of a band."
Download first single, “Traditions” for free at:
www.kelleemackpr.com/thehushnow/traditionsdownload/
For fans of Apples in Stereo, Guided By Voices, Shout Out
Louds, Built to Spill, even Hall & Oates and 10cc
www.myspace.com/thehushnow
The Hush Now Track Listing:
1. The Man from Galway
2. Bedtime Stories
3. Vancouver
4. Sadie Hawkins Dance
5. Pining
6. Ashes
7. Subtle Like Bombs
8. Traditions
9. Roleplay
10. Landlord and the Tenant
11. Hiding in Corners
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